PUSH AROUND VERTICALS (PAV)

IPAF PUSH AROUND VERTICALS (PAV) – course is designed to instruct an Operator to prepare and safely operate various types of Push Around Verticals (PAV) and to obtain an IPAF MEWP Operator’s PAL Card Licence.

Platforms are designed to be easy to use and offer a safe way to work at height, but by law delegates should take this course to comply with the duties placed upon employers and employees for use the equipment more effectively and safely.

Objectives

By the end of the course candidates will be:

Be aware of the relevant health and safety regulations
Be aware of the need to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Be aware of the need to refer to the machine Operating Manual

Course content

Theoretical training

is available either at our IPAF Training Centre or online (e-Learning) through our IPAF Training Centre – please contact for more details.

Introduction (inc. pre-theory)

Legislation and guidance
(ISO 18878, European, HSWA, PUWER, LOLER, WAHR & RIDDOR, IPAF Technical Guidance – Fall Protection in Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (H1), IPAF Technical Guidance – Familiarisation (F1)

Pre-use inspections/handovers

Safe operating methods and hazards

Theory test

Practical training

Introduction and walk around and familiarisation with MEWP.

Identification of each Major components and its function

Carry out the required pre-use visual checks and inspection

Correct starting and shut down procedures

Carry out the required pre-use function checks including full emergency lowering procedure

Planning the route

Travelling the route and manoeuvring the machine (where applicable)

Setting the machine for work

Basic operational practice

Typical work applications

Parking the machine

Practical assessment

Course evaluation and Log Book with Operators’ Safety Guide issue.

Location

All IPAF tests and trainings can be delivered at YOUR SITE or at OUR TRAINING CENTERS in Eye (IP23 7HN) and Stonham (IP14 5DT) in English and in a range of Eastern European languages as Polish, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Spanish

Course duration

Duration ½ day

To maintain high standards, IPAF demands that courses provided by IPAF Approved Training Centres meet the stated Instructor / Machine / Trainee ratios, which must not be exceeded:

Maximum number of candidates = 8

Other categories available:

1B STATIC BOOM

3A STATIC VERTICALS

3B MOBILE BOOM – CHERRY PICKER

H HARNESS USE AND INSPECTION

Certification

On successful completion candidates will receive the PAL (Powered Access License) card license plus certificate.

The licence is worldwide accepted and is valid for 5 years

Course entry criteria:

IPAF Health & Fitness Statement

Since the safe use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms requires that delegates consult safety notices and read and thoroughly understand the manufacturer’s instruction manual, literacy and language comprehension are important requirements for any MEWP user.

Similarly, since the assembly and use of MEWPS can be physically demanding, users should be physically fit and in good health and should, generally, not have problems with eyesight or hearing, heart disease, high blood pressure, epilepsy, fear of heights / vertigo, giddiness / difficulty with balance, impaired limb function, alcohol or drug dependence or psychiatric illness.

If delegates have any problems with literacy or language comprehension, or have any doubts about their fitness to use a MEWP, they must bring them to the attention of their employer. This need not preclude them from using MEWPS, provided their employer conducts an assessment and is able to put into place adequate measures, to take account of any difficulties they may have.